Originally Posted by CincoDeMayo

These are not comparable airlines.

NK is 80% larger than Braniff was when it closed its doors and Legend, seriously? Legend was flying retrofitted airplanes that were RJ sized and were competing for business travel only. They had 7 planes, and hardly a “major airline” as Lincoln was talking about.

The best comp for an airline that had a fleet size close to NK, when it closed shop, is PanAm.

The point is, NK is not a small airline and you have to go back 43 years to find a “not a small airline” just going away.

TWA is a semi comparable for NK. It’s much smaller than NK is currently, but it had a large order book. Nevertheless, TWAs downfall took 20 years.